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Biphasic and dynamic adjustable support devices and methods with assist and recoil capabilities for treatment of cardiac pathologies
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-02-03)
The present invention provides a biphasic and dynamic direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having ...
Use of bacterial beta-lactamase for in vitro diagnostics and in vivo imaging, diagnostics and therapeutics
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-09-22)
Provided herein are methods for detecting, quantifying, differentiating, diagnosing and imaging pathogenic bacteria or condition associated therewith using substrates for bacterial enzymes. Fluorescent, luminescent or ...
High porosity materials, scaffolds, and method of making
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-11-10)
Materials and methods for preparing three dimensional scaffolds are described. The materials, as improved high internal phase emulsions (HIPES), and the polymerization thereof may be suitable for injection prior to curing ...
Cargo inspection system
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-11-03)
According to one embodiment, a cargo inspection method includes transporting a first guideway vehicle over a guideway from a first inspection station to a second inspection station. A first non-intrusive scanning mechanism ...
Cancer treatment targeting non-coding RNA overexpression
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-02-17)
Provided herein are methods directed to modulating the pro-oncogenic effects of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) through their interactions with specificity protein transcription factors (SpTFs). In one aspect, the disclosure ...
Amphiphilic nanosheets and methods of making the same
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-03-24)
In some embodiments, the present invention provides amphiphilic nanosheets that comprise lamellar crystals with at least two regions: a first hydrophilic region and a second hydrophobic region. In some embodiments, the ...
Cotton plant with seed-specific reduction in gossypol
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-03-24)
A method is disclosed for reducing the level of gossypol in cottonseed. The method generally includes selectively inducing RNA gene silencing in the seed of a transgenic cotton plant, to interfere with expression of the ...
Marek's disease virus vaccine compositions and methods of using thereof
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-06-23)
Marek's disease virus (MDV), the etiologic agent of Marek's disease, is a potent oncogenic herpesvirus. MDV is highly contagious and elicits a rapid onset of malignant T-cell lymphomas in chickens within weeks after ...
Digital microfluidic platform for actuating and heating individual liquid droplets
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-03-17)
A digital microfluidic platform utilizes dual active matrix circuitry to actuate and heat liquid droplets on a biochip. Liquid droplets are introduced into a droplet handling area of the biochip where they can be actuated ...
Surface mount wedge barrier
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015-02-17)
The present disclosure relates to a system including an anchor configured to be disposed within a foundation, wherein an upper side of the anchor is configured to be exposed at a surface of the foundation and a wedge-style ...