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US20040110283 Induction of tumor and viral immunity using antigen presenting cell co-culture products and fusion products  
Formulations comprising combinations of APCs and tumor cells and APCs and virally infected cells are disclosed. These formulations generally comprise hybridoma of at least one antigen presenting...
6744727 Apparatus and method for spare capacity allocation  
A method is given for deriving a backup path routing spare capacity template that is feasible, scalable, adaptive, much faster, and near global optimal in redundancy reduction. The method includes...
6743917 Camptothecin analogs and methods of preparation thereof  
A compound and a method of synthesizing a compound having the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are independently the same or different and are hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl...
6743587 ACE genotype which correlates with improved success in sodium excretion in hypertensives with exercise  
A method of increasing sodium excretion levels in a hypertensive subject by identifying a subject having an II genotype for an angiotensin converting enzyme gene, and engaging the subject in...
6737270 Long-term three dimensional tissue culture system  
A method is provided for long term culture of proliferating hepatocytes that retain hepatic function to produce a hepatic cell culture. Hepatocytes and nonparenchymal cells are co-cultured ex vivo...
6734880 User interface for a medical informatics systems  
A user interface for a medical informatics system, which permits a physician to work with digitized medical images in a manner that the physician is accustomed to working with traditional analog...
6734318 Fluorous triphase and other multiphase systems  
A method of reacting a first compound to produce a second compound includes the step of contacting a first non-fluorous phase including the first compound with a first fluorous phase at a first...
6727390 Fluorous phosphines and phosphine oxides  
A method of increasing the fluorous nature of a compound includes the step of reacting the compound with or tagging the compound with at least one of a second compound having the formula: wherein R...
6727078 EIAV p26 deletion vaccine and diagnostic  
Disclosed herein is a vaccine which provides immunity to mammals from infection and/or disease caused by a lentivirus, such as equine infectious anemia virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),...
6723853 Intermediates and methods of preparation of intermediates in the enantiomeric synthesis of (20R)homocamptothecins and the enantiomeric synthesis of (20R)homocamptothecins  
A method of synthesizing a compound having the formula: from a compound having the formula: wherein R1 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or SiR5R6R7, wherein R5, R6, and R7 are independently the same...
6723702 Use of relaxin treat diseases related to vasoconstriction  
The invention related to methods of treating disease related to vasoconstriction that is a major factor in hypertensive vascular diseases and vasodilation, generally comprising administering to an...
6723284 Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer, heat transfer and pumping capabilities via active mixing  
A combination mass transfer and pump apparatus, which in a single step actively mixes a first mass and a second mass and simultaneously pumps one of the first mass and the second mass through the...
6712990 Magnetorheological fluids and related method of preparation  
Magnetorheological (MR) fluids, dispersions of magnetically soft particles in fluids (gases, liquids, or semi-solids such as greases), are disclosed. The present invention uses the initial steps of...
6711297 Methods and apparatus for dynamic transfer of image data  
A dynamic transfer syntax efficiently transfers data, including large data images, from a server to at least one client. Source data is transformed into a hierarchical representation. The...
6706839 Chemical partitioning agents and methods of using same  
The present invention is directed to partitioning agents and methods of using same to effectuate separation of a reactant, intermediate product, and/or final product from a reaction mixture while...
US20040043488 Adeno-associated viral gene-transfer vector system  
The present invention provides a recombinant HSV incorporating an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene comprising a promoter and a polynucleotide sequence encoding a rep polypeptide. Preferably, the...
6693123 Inhibitors of protein isoprenyl transferases  
Compounds having the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R1 is (a) hydrogen, (b) loweralkyl, (c) alkenyl, (d) alkoxy, (e) thioalkoxy, (f) halo, (g) haloalkyl, (h)...
US20040030335 Device and method of use for functional isolation of animal or human tissues  
A method and apparatus for functionally occluding the lumen of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is provided. Access to the LAA is through an epicardial approach. The devices function to capture the...
6686438 Carbon dioxide-philic compounds and methods of synthesis thereof  
A method of synthesizing a CO2-philic analog of a CO2-phobic compound, includes the step of: reacting the CO2-phobic compound with a CO2-philic compound selected from the group of a polyether...
6685946 Cold-adapted equine influenza viruses  
The present invention provides experimentally-generated cold-adapted equine influenza viruses, and reassortant influenza A viruses comprising at least one genome segment of such an equine influenza...
US20040018973 Nuclear matrix protein alterations associated with colon cancer and colon metastasis to the liver, and uses thereof  
Proteins useful in the diagnosis of proliferative disorders of the colon are present in nuclear matrix protein preparations and can be characterized by molecular weight, isoelectric point, and...
6673937 Syntheses and methods of use of new antimitotic agents  
Oxidative cyclization of bis-naphthyl ethers allows concise total syntheses of palmarumycin CP1 and deoxypreussomerin A in 8-9 steps and 15-35% overall yield from 5-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1-tetralone. A...
6673539 Fluorous tagging compounds and methods of use thereof  
A method of increasing the fluorous nature of a compound includes the step of reacting the compound with at least one second compound having the formula: wherein Rf is a fluorous group and m is 0,...
6670180 Cell culture media for mammalian cells  
A chemically defined mammalian cell culture medium is provided that supports maintenance and long term clonal growth of mammalian hepatocytes and other cells.
6670176 Adeno-associated virus capable of expressing factor IX protein and cells comprising the same  
The subject invention concerns a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector characterized as being capable of delivering and expressing at least one mammalian gene into a genome of a mammalian host...
US20030236391 Thioflavin derivatives for use in antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and in vivo imaging and prevention of amyloid deposition  
This invention relates to novel thioflavin derivatives, methods of using the derivatives in, for example, in vivo imaging of patients having neuritic plaques, pharmaceutical compositions comprising...
US20030228640 Nuclear matrix proteins, polynucleotide sequences encoding them, and their use  
A novel prostate cancer marker is described that is found in cancerous and normal cells of the prostate in individuals that have prostate cancer but is not found in the prostate of individuals...
6656446 Synthesis of hydrogen peroxide  
A method for synthesizing hydrogen peroxide comprises the step of: mixing an analog of a secondary alcohol that is soluble with carbon dioxide with a free radical initiator and oxygen in carbon...
US20030220283 Gene transfer for treating a connective tissue of a mammalian host  
Methods for treating a connective tissue disorder by introducing at least one gene encoding a product into at least one target cell of a mammalian host for use in treating the mammalian host are...
US20030216359 Combination chemotherapy  
This invention relates to combination chemotherapy, particularly involving vitamin D or a derivative thereof. In one aspect, the invention provides a method of killing a cell by first administering...
6649169 Cold-adapted equine influenza viruses  
The present invention provides experimentally-generated cold-adapted equine influenza viruses, and reassortant influenza A viruses comprising at least one genome segment of such an equine influenza...
US20030206888 Herpes simplex virus strains  
The present invention provides an HSV having a genome with a mutation of a TAATGARAT sequence such that, in the presence of a ICP4 gene product, a native immediate early gene is expressed from the...
6643591 Use of computational and experimental data to model organic compound reactivity in cytochrome P450 mediated reactions and to optimize the design of pharmaceuticals  
The present invention is directed to the use of computational and other experimental data in the design of new pharmaceuticals, and in predicting the metabolism and toxicological profiles thereof....
US20030203427 Alpha1-3 galactosyltransferase gene and promoter  
The present invention provides a recombinant expression cassette comprising an α1-3 galactosyltransferase promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide for expression. The invention also provides a ...
6638749 Carbon dioxide soluble surfactant having two fluoroether CO2-philic tail groups and a head group  
There is provided a process for the extraction of water soluble biomaterials such as enzymes or proteins into carbon dioxide utilizing certain carbon dioxide-soluble surfactants. Also provided are...
US20030199074 Cold-adapted equine influenza viruses  
The present invention provides experimentally-generated cold-adapted equine influenza viruses, and reassortant influenza A viruses comprising at least one genome segment of such an equine influenza...
6633710 Opto-electronic multi-chip modules using imaging fiber bundles  
Multipath structures formed from coherent fiber bundle structures for interconnecting a number of opto-electronic devices in a compact space. The coherent fiber bundle structures are formed from...
6628378 Methods and apparatus for aligning rolls  
Apparatus and methods for aligning rolls, wherein a first structure, for being associated with a first roll, and a second structure, for being associated with a second roll are provided. A laser is...
6626905 Posterior oblique lumbar arthrodesis  
Instruments and methods for spinal stabilization are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the invention provides greater stabilization of vertebral bodies through methods including combinations of...
US20030176403 Combination chemotherapy  
The invention provides a method of treating a patient with vitamin-D or a derivative thereof involving the adjunctive administration of zoledronate.
6620937 Intermediates in the synthesis of camptothecin and related compounds and synthesis thereof  
The present invention provides a short, convergent total synthesis of camptothecin and related compounds which consists of a novel 4+1 radical annulation. The present invention also provides novel...
US20030170754 Nuclear matrix proteins, polynucleotide sequences encoding them, and their uses  
Nuclear matrix proteins (NMP) which are characterized by a defined expression in tissue, particularly prostate tissue, are provided. These NMPs are useful markers in diagnosing and monitoring the...
6617432 Nuclear matrix proteins polynucleotide sequences encoding them and their use  
Nuclear matrix proteins (NMP) which are characterized by a defined expression in tissue, particularly prostate tissue, are provided. These NMPs are useful markers in diagnosing and monitoring the...
6615074 Apparatus for energizing a remote station and related method  
Apparatus for remote interaction with an object of interest includes a remote station for obtaining information from the object of interest, a base station for transmitting energy in space to and...
6610321 Emulsion formulations for hydrophilic active agents  
This invention includes emulsion formulations comprising an aqueous carrier and the following components: triglyceride, cholesterol, phospholipid, at least one charged lipid, at least one...
6605602 Method of treating BK virus nephropathy  
Provided are oligonucleotides for the quantitation of BK virus (BKV) viral loads in a sample and methods for the diagnosis and management of BKV-associated nephropathy using PCR or QPCR methods. In...
US20030143647 Anticancer vaccine and diagnostic methods and reagents  
The invention provides a method of priming T cells against tumor antigens comprising by obtaining naïve CD4+ or CD8+ T cells from at least one healthy individual, obtaining at least one protein or ...
US20030142934 Endoscopic imaging system  
A system and method for an endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT) system based on a CMOS-MEMS mirror to facilitate lateral light scanning. The laser scanning scope, adapted to the instrument...
6599247 System and method for location-merging of real-time tomographic slice images with human vision  
A device for combining tomographic images with human vision using a half-silvered mirror to merge the visual outer surface of an object (or a robotic mock effector) with a simultaneous reflection...
6596884 Synthesis of hydrogen peroxide  
A method for synthesizing hydrogen peroxide comprises the steps of: synthesizing an analog of anthraquinone that is miscible or soluble in carbon dioxide; reacting the analog of anthraquinone with...