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US20120129194 Visible Detection of Microorganisms  
Methods of detecting very low levels of targets, such as cells, are provided. In some embodiments, for example, the methods can detect bacteria present in a sample at concentrations less than 25...
US20120127035 ELECTRICALLY SMALL, SOURCE DIRECTION RESOLVING ANTENNAS  
An electrically small receiver system is provided. The receiver system includes a plurality of antennas and a signal processing circuit. The plurality of antennas includes a first antenna...
8183038 Composition comprising recombinant nucleic acid encoding Sox2, Oct-4, Nanog and Lin28  
The present invention relates to methods for reprogramming a somatic cell to pluripotency by administering into the somatic cell at least one or a plurality of potency-determining factors. The...
8179843 Distributed scheduling method for multi-antenna wireless system  
A channel allocation system for a beam-forming wireless network selects receivers to enroll in communication from a pool of candidate receivers, by off-loading a determination of the effects of...
8178517 6-methylvitamin D3 analogs and their uses  
This invention discloses 6-methylvitamin D3 analogs, and specifically 1α,25-dihydroxy-6-methylvitamin D3, and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibits vitamin D receptor binding ...
8178331 Recombinant yeast with improved ethanol tolerance and related methods of use  
The present invention provides isolated Elo1 and Mig3 nucleic acid sequences capable of conferring increased ethanol tolerance on recombinant yeast and methods of using same in biofuel production,...
US20120116007 PATTERNABLE POLYMER BLOCK BRUSH LAYERS  
Provided are novel polymer brushes that may be used in underlying buffer or imaging layers for block copolymer lithography. The novel polymer brushes include X-A-b-B and X-A-b-C block copolymer...
8175359 Iterative highly constrained image reconstruction method  
An image reconstruction method includes reconstructing an initial composite image of a subject using a conventional reconstruction method. The initial composite image employs the best information...
8173968 System and method for improved radiation dosimetry  
A radiation dosimetry quality assurance system is disclosed that includes a three-dimensional (3D) phantom extending along a longitudinal axis to form an exterior surface and an interior volume and...
8173167 Micelle composition of polymer and passenger drug  
Hydrophobic drugs become more practical for treatments by being encapsulated in micelle compositions for increasing solubility. Micelle compositions may include an excipient tocopherol and/or...
US20120106377 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MEASUREMENT OF PERFORMANCE FOR A NETWORK  
Performance for a network is measured by sending multi-objective probes on a path, receiving at least one of the multi-objective probes for the path, and determining performance measurements for at...
8170315 Localized and highly constrained image reconstruction method  
An image reconstruction method includes reconstructing a composite image of a subject using a conventional reconstruction method. The composite image employs the best information available...
8168284 Fabrication of complex three-dimensional structures based on directed assembly of self-assembling materials on activated two-dimensional templates  
Methods of fabricating complex three-dimensional structures on patterned substrates and related compositions are provided. The methods involve depositing on the substrate a block copolymer material...
8168133 Device for performing a high throughput assay  
A device and method is provided for performing a high throughput assay. The device includes a plate structure having a plate and a plurality of microfluidic structures positioned thereon. Each...
8164082 Spin-bus for information transfer in quantum computing  
A spin bus quantum computing architecture includes a spin bus formed of multiple strongly coupled and always on qubits that define a string of spin qubits. A plurality of information bearing qubits...
8163900 Seven-membered heterocyclic carbenes and their metal complexes  
Disclosed are carbenes of the general formula: and including salts thereof, and metal complexes thereof. The carbenes are useful in any reaction where carbenes and carbene-metal complexes are used....
8163325 Cheese having reintroduced fine particles of cheese  
Methods of making acid and rennet-based cheeses include processing a previous lot of milk to produce curds and whey from the previous lot of milk, and removing the whey from the curd. For cottage...
US20120094946 GLYCOSYLATED CHLORAMBUCIL ANALOGS AND USES THEREOF  
A library of glycosylated chlorambucil analogs which are useful as anti-tumor and/or anti-metastatic agents is disclosed. The glycosylated chlorambucil analogs have the general formula wherein...
8158614 Therapeutic treatment of cancer and dysplasia of the cervix or vagina using estrogen antagonists  
A method for treatment of cervical or vaginal cancer and their associated dysplasia, including the steps of identifying a human cervical or vaginal cancer and/or dysplasia patient, administering an...
8158424 Primate pluripotent stem cells cultured in medium containing gamma-aminobutyric acid, pipecolic acid and lithium  
Previous methods for culturing primate pluripotent stem cells have required either fibroblast feeder cells or a medium which was exposed to fibroblast feeder cells to maintain the stem cells in an...
8158422 Erythroid cells producing adult-type β-hemoglobin generated from human embryonic stem cells  
Methods and compositions of erythroid cells that produce adult β-hemoglobin, generated by culturing CD31+, CD31+/CD34+ or CD34+ cells from embryonic stem cells under serum-free culture conditions.
8158371 Assay for antibodies to Mycobacterium paratuberculosis  
A method of detecting an immune response to a paratuberculosis-specific antigen, comprising incubating a sample from a subject with the paratuberculosis-specific antigen and detecting the presence...
8158117 Methods and compositions for phosphate binding  
The present invention provides improved methods and compositions for therapeutically controlling and/or reducing serum phosphate levels in animals and mammalian patients. The methods comprise...
US20120088276 METHOD FOR USING REF PROTEIN AS A TARGETED RECA-DEPENDENT NUCLEASE  
Kits and a method for cleaving double-stranded DNA using Ref and RecA protein and variants thereof at a site having a DNA sequence homologous to the sequence on a single-stranded DNA targeting...
8154001 Ion radiation therapy system with variable beam resolution  
An ion radiation therapy machine provides a steerable beam for treating a tumor within the patient where the exposure spot of the beam is controlled in width and/or length to effect a flexible...
8153698 Method for producing bio-fuel that integrates heat from carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions to drive biomass gasification reactions  
A low-temperature catalytic process for converting biomass (preferably glycerol recovered from the fabrication of bio-diesel) to synthesis gas (i.e., H2/CO gas mixture) in an endothermic...
8153424 Method of in vitro differentiation of neural stem cells, motor neurons and dopamine neurons from primate embryonic stem cells  
A method of differentiating embryonic stem cells into ventral spinal progenitor cells is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention comprises culturing a population of cells comprising a majority...
8153383 Mycobacterial culture screening test for Mycobacterium avium complex bacteria  
A method of antigen-capture assays that uses the detection of antigens secreted into liquid culture is provided. Also provided are antibodies to Mycobacterium avium complex-specific antigens, and...
8152999 Membrane cascade-based separation  
The present invention provides counter flow cascade separation systems useful to separate solute/solute pairs present in a solvent. The separation systems include a series of interconnected stages...
8152784 Method for treating or preventing steroid-induced glaucoma  
An integrin antagonist reduces the occurrence of cross-linked actin network (CLAN) structures in cells of the trabecular meshwork. CLAN structures are associated with steroid-induced glaucoma....
US20120083614 (20R,25S)-2-Methylene-19,26-Dinor-1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Crystalline Form  
A method of purifying (20R,25S)-2-methylene-19,26-dinor-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to obtain (20R,25S)-2-methylene-19,26-dinor-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in crystalline form. The method includes t...
8150795 Methods and devices for analysis of clustered data, in particular action potentials (i.e. neuron firing signals in the brain)  
Methods for clustering of multi-dimensional data allow unsupervised grouping of multi-dimensional data points into clusters having like characteristics. The methods may be usefully applied to...
8149415 Background-free absorption spectroscopy using spectral differentiator  
An absorption spectrometer provides improved rejection of background radiation signal by employing a frequency-swept laser signal without frequency dithering and performing an effective...
8148984 Method for magnitude constrained phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging  
A method for magnitude constrained phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is provided. The method utilizes an assumption that the image magnitude is shared across a series of images...
8148553 Catalytic conversion of cellulose to liquid hydrocarbon fuels by progressive removal of oxygen to facilitate separation processes and achieve high selectivities  
Described is a method to make liquid chemicals, such as functional intermediates, solvents, and liquid fuels from biomass-derived cellulose. The method is cascading; the product stream from an...
US20120077738 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING HCV SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ANTIVIRAL AGENTS  
Methods for determining the susceptibility of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a patient to anti-viral agents, particularly cyclophilin inhibitors such as cyclosporine A, are disclosed. The methods...
US20120076498 HYBRID ANALOG-DIGITAL PHASED MIMO TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM  
A transmitter supporting multiple-input, multiple-output communications is provided. The transmitter includes a signal processor, a plurality of feed elements, and an aperture. The signal processor...
8144966 Use of endogenous fluorescence to identify invading metastatic breast tumor cells  
The present invention broadly provides methods and systems for detecting, identifying, and characterizing conditions, including diseases and other disorders in human or other animal subjects, by...
8143238 Methods of increasing epidermal skin thickness by topical administration of a 19-nor containing vitamin D compound  
Methods of increasing the thickness of the epidermal layer in the skin of a human comprising topically administering a therapeutically effective dose of an active pharmaceutical ingredient...
8142708 Micro fluidic system for single molecule imaging  
Laminar flow of a carrier liquid and polymeric molecules through micro-channels is used to straighten the polymeric molecules and attach the straightened molecules to a wall of the micro-channel...
US20120071562 2alpha-Methyl-19-Nor-(20S)-1alpha-Hydroxy-Bishomopregnacalciferol and Its Uses  
This invention discloses 2α-methyl-19-nor-(20S)-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2α-methyl-19-nor-(20S)-1α-hydroxy-bishomopregnacalciferol and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound ex...
8140292 Method and system for controlling a voltage waveform  
A method of automating a process for controlling a voltage waveform applied to an object is provided. A first waveform for applying to the object is received. A first FFT of the first waveform is...
8137924 Method and compositions for detecting botulinum neurotoxin  
A molecular construct capable of fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising a linker peptide, a donor fluorophore moiety and an acceptor fluorophore moiety, wherein the linker peptide...
US20120065150 Neuroprotective effects of 2DG in Traumatic Brain Injury  
This invention provides methods for reducing the extent and progression of traumatic brain injury and its deleterious sequellae specifically cognitive decline, post-traumatic epilepsy,...
US20120064591 RECOMBINANT YEAST WITH IMPROVED ETHANOL TOLERANCE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE  
The present invention provides isolated Elo1 and Mig3 nucleic acid sequences capable of conferring increased ethanol tolerance on recombinant yeast and methods of using same in biofuel production,...
US20120064088 METHODS OF TREATING ANEURYSM  
The present invention is directed to a method for treating aneurysms in vascular tissue. The method includes administering a bisphosphonate compound to a subject in an amount which is effective...
8133732 Method of forming myeloid precursor cells from human embryonic stem cells  
This invention relates to the culture of dendritic cells from human embryonic stem (ES) cells. Human ES cells are first cultured into hematopoietic cells by co-culture with stromal cells. The cells...
8133731 Production of primate neural stem cells through expression of pax6  
A transcription factor both necessary and sufficient for human neuroectoderm specification, Pax6, as well as applications thereof, is disclosed.
8133680 Using liquid crystals to detect affinity microcontact printed biomolecules  
The present invention provides methods, devices and kits for detecting a ligand. The methods involve capturing a ligand from a sample with an affinity substrate that includes a receptor for a...
8133534 Methods and compositions for forming patterns with isolated or discrete features using block copolymer materials  
Methods of directing the self assembly of block copolymers on chemically patterned surfaces to pattern discrete or isolated features needed for applications including patterning integrated circuit...